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June 17, 1994 · Piper PA-31-350 · N4093U

Oxford, CT

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 17, 1994
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Oxford, CT
Aircraft
Piper PA-31-350
Tail Number
N4093U
Operator
The Plane Broker
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
BFO94LA102

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AT MINIMUMS AT THE MIDDLE MARKER AND HAD THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS OVER THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT BEGAN TO FLARE, HE FLEW INTO A FOG BANK. HE BEGAN A MISSED APPROACH, BUT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, SUBSEQUENTLY SWERVING OFF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH FOG DURING LANDING.

Full Narrative

On June 16, 1994, at 0210 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-31- 350, N4093U, entered a fog bank during the landing flare over runway 36 at the Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Oxford, Connecticut. The pilot elected to do a missed approach and before the airplane started to climb, it landed hard on the runway. The airplane skidded off the runway and down into a ravine. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an Instrument Flight Rules flight plan was filed for the positioning flight. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot stated, "I got down to minimums at the middle marker and had the runway in sight. Over the runway and beginning the flare I flew into a fog bank. I began a missed approach but the next thing I knew I was on the ground. The aircraft began swerving to the right and continued until it was off the runway and down an embankment where it came to rest." Post-accident examination of the accident area revealed three different black rubber deposit marks just beyond the runway's touchdown zone markers. The three black marks continue to the right of the runway centerline until they departed off the runway into grass. Cut marks on the runway were present following along the same path as the right black mark. Markings on the grass continued through the grass and down an embankment and stopped at the airplane. The airplane came to rest in a ravine about 787 feet away from the initial black markings. The main gear were still attached to the airplane but were displaced outward from their normal position. Both main gears' lower link assembly side brace were fractured. Optical examinations of the fracture faces revealed features typical of overstress. The nose gear remained attached to the fuselage but was bent to the left. Post-accident examination of the airframe and engines did not reveal any pre-landing anomalies.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time02:15 EDT
Nearest AirportWaterbury-Oxford (0nm)
Runway36
Runway Length5000 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-31-350
Tail NumberN4093U
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorThe Plane Broker
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · TIO-540-J2BD · Reciprocating · 350

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 48 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsIMC
LightDark Night
WindCalm
Visibility1 sm
CeilingOvercast 100 ft
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter0
Observation Time05:50
Weather SourceWFAC

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